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Le Bowling: -For gameplay, I'd vote for the Italian version. While the French version sounds more like bowling, the Italian rule set appeals to me more. As far as set design, I'd vote for France '09.

Le lancer franc: -The Portuguese set seems too plain. The French version from '09 is too confusing and abstract. The French '99 set is easy to see. It gets my vote.

Le Flechettes: -I really like this game! The concept of dropping a dart sits well with me. The second version is really not related to pricing, but it's very colorful nonetheless.

CR: -Mexico 80s: Do they write their bids on paper or something? -The Dutch set from '87 is real nice. Very simplistic, but elegant nonetheless. -I really like that neon around the Philippine 2011 set. It makes the set very bright and eye-appealing. -I don't really get the curves of Portugal '03. They just seem too unnecessary. -The displays on the early Spanish versions are A favorite of mine. It's a nice break from the eggcrate and LCD that we usually see. -I like the set used for UK Leslie. The whole stage is really quite pretty, with the blocky letters and everything covered in gold glitter.

A cash/small prize game where the contestant pops as many balloons as they can within a time limit and wins the sum of the notes contained in the balloons that were popped. This game seems to be based on the game "La Pluie de Ballons" from the French 2009 series (although in that series, they have a set number of balloons to pop rather than a time limit).

A small prize/grocery item game played for cash, the contestant must select the total price of a trolley full of grocery items from six options. They can win two extra chances through two small prizes.

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Double Bullseye:Played in Australia as an alternative to the big wheel (although it was sometimes used in conjunction with the wheel in some of the hour-long formats). It was used in the first series in February '73, just 5 months after the US show's debut, which helps to explain how it came to be used in the Australian series. This also means it actually predates the big wheel as a way of determining a showcase player. According to Wikipedia, it was also used in the 2001 Philippines series.

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Supermarket:Used early on in the Leslie Crowther series. The contestants would select four of the six grocery items with the contestant whose total was closest to £20 winning through to the showcase.

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Showcase Showdown:Used later on in the Leslie Crowther series. The six contestants would play elimination rounds with the furthest away with their guess in each round being eliminated until two contestants were left for the showcase.

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Secret One Bid:Used in Spain's '88-'93 series. Unlike the normal one bid rounds, the contestants would have to write their guess down. There were two rounds with three contestants in each, with the closest without going over in each round winning through to the showcase.

Double Bullseye:Played in Australia as an alternative to the big wheel (although it was sometimes used in conjunction with the wheel in some of the hour-long formats). It was used in the first series in February '73, just 5 months after the US show's debut, which helps to explain how it came to be used in the Australian series. This also means it actually predates the big wheel as a way of determining a showcase player. According to Wikipedia, it was also used in the 2001 Philippines series.

Question: is Australia (in the early 80s) the only country to have a carryover champ/returning champion at anytime during any country's run of TPIR '72?

Question: is Australia (in the early 80s) the only country to have a carryover champ/returning champion at anytime during any country's run of TPIR '72?

Thanks!Ryan.

I think so, yes. I'm guessing it was in response to the other popular game shows at the time (Sale Of The Century, Wheel Of Fortune) having carryover champions. Also, it's worth noting on the 80's Australian big wheels that they include the decimal for the 100 space, so it is "1.00".

For the Big Wheel in China '15, I just felt something Wheel Of Fortune here.

I have no idea what's going on with the Brazil '80 one.

I've since discovered the Brazil one was actually not from the Price Is Right but rather was used in a lottery draw - see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K-GBnJE1PQStill quite amusing seeing so many TPIR-like wheels going around all at once.

It's saying something that the flat big wheel for China's 2015 series is not even in the top 5 most bizarre things about that show.

These wheels are all very interesting. Some are just the wheel, others are surrounded with stands, and others are lavish like ours.

Australia 1989: I like the simple pattern used for the side walls, along with the number font.

Belgium 1990: Eh. The stand is a bit odd, but it doesn't detract any.

Brazil 2009: I like the circular design of the background.

Bulgaria: Very colorful wheel. Third favorite of mine.

Chile: Absolute favorite. The bold numbers and the neon on the sides, in particular.

China 2015: Second favorite. I like the idea of a horizontal wheel. Perhaps replace the cube on top with a Pricedown dollat sign or G-T asterisk. I wouldn't advocate for a change on the US version, however.

Colombia 1981: Thin wheel, but charming nonetheless.

Germany 1991, because of the very simple numbers.

Indonesia 2010: Really odd numbers on this one. They seem very out of place.

The contestant has 10 seconds to memorize the prices of six small items. They then have 20 seconds to place the six price tags on the right items.

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La Pochette Surprise:

Essentially a differently staged Bonus Game, with the contestant winning if they get the corresponding small item correct.

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La Balle au Centre:

An interesting take on On The Nose. The contestant has five paintballs and must first hit the correct price out of the four options. Once they do that, they use their remaining paintballs to try and hit the bullseye to win.

The contestant must hit bricks in the wall without causing it to collapse and can earn more hits through small items. The orange bricks hide cash amounts and they have the option of bailing with what they've earned if they think the wall might collapse.

-Italy 1989: The side panels are really colorful, and I like them.-In the Lebanon picture, there is an "LBC" logo in the upper-left. Could this be a subsidiary of ABC? I ask because the shapes of the logos are similar.-I like the numbers of the wheel on Mexico 1997. Does anybody know what font they are and if/where they are available for download?-Mexico 2010 is my favorite. It utilizes LED but doesn't overdo it.-Peru: Love the pinwheel style paint job and the bulbs on the sides.-UK Bob: I always favored the "Euro" stand that was used.-Slightly off topic, but I'm fond of the octagonal Big Doors, used in Vietnam 2014.